NIKE vs. adidas: Which Stock Leads the Global Sportswear Race?
In the fiercely competitive world of athletic apparel, two titans dominate the playing field — NIKE, Inc.NKE and adidas AG ADDYY. Both brands command immense global recognition, yet their strategies,…
How to Start a Clothing Line
Many successful businesses are born out of a consumer need for a product, which Petite Studio‘s founder Jenny Wang honed in on when she started her company. Wang’s two-year-old fashion…
Columbia Sportswear Names Co-Presidents in Succession Plan
Columbia Sportswear is moving forward with its succession plan, appointing two longtime executives, Peter J. Bragdon and Joseph P. Boyle, to serve as co-presidents. Chairman and CEO Tim Boyle will…
Inditex Takes On the Activewear Market
PARIS — On a fresh autumn Sunday in September, the Eiffel Tower’s glass-walled event room pulsed with music, yoga mats and stationary bikes. Curious tourists peered inside as dozens of…
Columbia Sportswear Names Copresidents, One of Whom Is a Boyle
Columbia Sportswear is getting closer to passing the baton to another Boyle. On Wednesday, the Portland, Ore.-based brand named Joseph P. Boyle and Peter J. Bragdon copresidents. Boyle will oversee…
Columbia Sportswear names new co-presidents
Published November 12, 2025 Columbia Sportswear Company announced on Wednesday the appointment of Peter Bragdon and Joseph Boyle as co-presidents, effective November 12. Columbia Sportswear Bragdon has been appointed president…